Conservation Planning

Home to some of the best agricultural land anywhere, southwestern Chester
County also shelters an important cultural landscape in Pennsylvania,
reflecting a distinctive and historic rural heritage. Homesteads of the Old
Order Amish and Amish Mennonites, interspersed with "English"
farms, imbue this working landscape with a unique charm. The region is also
blessed with abundant natural resources, including exceptional and high
value streams, rare plant habitat, and notable areas such ...
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Running from the Pennsylvania-Maryland border to northern Connecticut, the
four-state Highlands region is a federally designated target for land
conservation efforts. Within Pennsylvania, the Highlands landscape in
northern Montgomery and Bucks counties is a conservation area of extensive
and varied terrain, covering an area of 196,000 acres. Encompassing stony
cliffs, scenic riverways, key wildlife habitat sites, game lands, parks as
well as farms, the BucksMont Highlands offers many scenic and ...
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The last large forest left in southeastern Pennsylvania, Hopewell Big Woods
is one of the most important natural habitat areas in this region. With
hundreds of plant and bird species, pristine forest, unique swamps, and
high value streams, Hopewell Big Woods is an exceptional resource. This
conservation area, which encircles French Creek State Park and the Hopewell
Furnace National Historic Site, is also greatly valued as an asset for
public ...
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The New Jersey Highlands is the core conservation corridor within the four
state, federally designated Highlands region stretching from southern
Pennsylvania to Connecticut. The Highlands is a rugged terrain of forested
hills which provide much of the water supply for the metropolitan areas of
New York and Philadelphia. This biologically rich area also provides an
important recreational resource for millions of inhabitants and visitors.
Land use changes in the Highlands ...
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The Pennypack Greenway is a wooded oasis in a highly built-out setting at
the margins of Philadelphia. Encompassing three protected areas within both
Philadelphia and Montgomery counties (the Pennypack Park, Lorimer Park, and
the Pennypack Preserve), the Pennypack watershed houses over 2600 acres of
publicly accessible protected lands. Conservation challenges for the
Pennypack include determining how to best manage the existing resources as
well as enhancing the future potential of ...
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One of the most distinctive and recognizable ecosystems on the planet, the
Florida Everglades epitomizes the fragility of natural habitats threatened
by the development pressures. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has long
been a leader in the protection of Everglades habitat and is well respected
for its leadership in scientific research, policy initiatives, and
education. For four decades, the Conservancy has protected critical
environmental areas, educated the public and government ...
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A global initiative to reverse dangerous declines in bird populations, the
Important Bird Area (IBA) Program is combating the most serious threats to
wild bird populations around the world. With a focus on critical habitat
areas, the IBA program targets the protection of a worldwide network of
sites of special conservation significance, sites where habitat losses and
forest fragmentation threaten essential flyways and nesting and roosting
areas. ...
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